Shane vs Rory
Rory Blyth is something of an w3 rockstar. A search for “Shane” on Google finally turns up results for me on about page 5; “Rory” is result 1, page 1 (Rory’s remarks). I do show well for the full “Shane Shepherd”, but Rory dominates many, many, many pages for his full name.
The real questions are:
- Will either of our rankings be affected by this single blog post that mentions both of our names a whole bunch?
- Is Google’s engine savvy enough to recognize a blatant attempt to toy with it?
- Will Rory notice this post?
- If he notices it, will he care?
- How much will milk cost on Mars when humans colonize it?
By the way, Rory defeats Shane 927 to 29 (results according to Technorati). Congratulations Rory, keep up the great writing! Same time next year?
“…Sentenced to 15 Years…”
LOL!
Comment on August 3, 2006 @ 2:18 pm
Wait, if it’s a Google Fight you’re looking for…
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=shane&word2=rory
Comment on August 3, 2006 @ 2:21 pm
@Carl - I’m not sure that’s a fair fight. Shane is a much more common name than Rory afterall. What if my name was John Smith? How likely would it be that a search for my first and last name would return a result pointing to me in even the first 10 pages!
I think you should publish your results…because you’re not for sale!
Comment on August 3, 2006 @ 8:16 pm